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(Encyclopedia)windmill, apparatus that harnesses wind power for a variety of uses, e.g., pumping water, grinding corn, driving small sawmills, and driving electrical generators. Windmills were probably not known in...gibbon
(Encyclopedia)gibbon, small ape, family Hylobatidae, found in the forests of SE Asia. The gibbons are known as the small, or lesser, apes; they are the most highly adapted of the apes to arboreal life. They are hig...gun
(Encyclopedia)gun, in general, any weapon that discharges shot, shells, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder or some other explosive from a straight tube. See firearm; artillery; small arms. ...adaptive radiation
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Adaptive radiation in Hawaiian honey-creepers adaptive radiation, in biology, the evolution of an ancestral species, which was adapted to a particular way of life, into many diverse species, e...recoilless rifle
(Encyclopedia)recoilless rifle, light artillery piece, without recoil, usually operated by two men. An American invention, it was used as an infantry weapon for attacking fortifications such as pillboxes and bunker...Shrapnel, Henry
(Encyclopedia)Shrapnel, Henry shrăpˈnəl [key], 1761–1842, British general, inventor of the shrapnel shell. The shell, consisting of a steel case filled with bullets and an explosive charge, is fired in midair ...arms, coat of
(Encyclopedia)arms, coat of: see blazonry; heraldry. ...College of Arms
(Encyclopedia)College of Arms: see Heralds' College. ...coat of arms
(Encyclopedia)coat of arms: see blazonry and heraldry. ...Hythe
(Encyclopedia)Hythe hīᵺ [key], town, Kent, SE England. A summer resort and market town, it was one of th...Browse by Subject
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